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Winner — 1978
M. M. J. SADYOJATHA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 49.1%JNP 32.8%4 others 18.1%
Votes
26,076
49.1% share
Winning margin
8,675
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.4%
of 75,386
Kottur is a safe seat — M. M. J. SADYOJATHA won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. M. J. SADYOJATHA |  INC(I)INC | 26,076 | 49.1% |
| 2 | B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA | Janata | 17,401 | 32.8% |
| 3 | T. SIDDANNA GOUD | INC | 7,577 | 14.3% |
| 4 | K. SHANMUKHAPPA | IND | 1,307 | 2.5% |
| 5 | H. M. PANDITHARADHYA | IND | 357 | 0.7% |
| 6 | R. P. THIPPESWAMY DORE | IND | 349 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 2.6% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
168th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
84th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.1%JNP 32.8%INC 14.3%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.